The 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival took place between 7 and 18 November 2012. American actor Peter Fonda was head of the jury. The Bronze Horse for best picture was won by the Australian/German film Lore, directed by Cate Shortland.
Feature Film sections
In competition
The following films competed for the main prize, the Bronze Horse. The director of a film in the competition may not have made more than 3 films (this one included). English title Original title Director(s) Country90 Minutes90 minutterEva SørhaugAfter LuciaDespués de LucíaMichel FrancoAugustineAlice WinocourBeasts of the Southern WildBenh ZeitlinBekasKarzan Kader, , Beyond the WallsHors les mursDavid Lambert, , BrokenRufus NorrisCall GirlMikael Marcimain, , , The Color of the ChameleonTsvetat na HameleonaEmil HristovComplianceCraig ZobelKilling Them SoftlyAndrew DominikLoreCate Shortland, , LotusLiu ShuMiddle of NowhereAva DuVernayMy Brother the DevilSally El HosainiRoland HasselHassel - PrivatspanarnaMåns MånssonSisterL'enfant d'en hautUrsula Meier, TabuMiguel Gomes, , , Una NocheLucy Mulloy, , Wish You Were HereKieran Darcy-Smith
Open Zone
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award. English title Original title Director(s) CountryA Few Hours of SpringQuelques heures de printempsStéphane BrizéAmourMichael Haneke, , Another Woman's LifeLa vie d'une autreSylvie TestudArbitrageNicholas JareckiBlancanievesPablo BergerCaesar Must DieCaesar deve morirePaolo and Vittorio TavianiDo Not DisturbYvan AttalEverydayMichael WinterbottomFarewell, My QueenLes adieux à la reineBenoît JacquotFlightRobert ZemeckisHoly MotorsLeos Carax, In Another Country다른 나라에서, Dareun naraeseoHong Sang-sooJust the WindCsak a szélBenedek Fliegauf, , The Last SentenceDom över död manJan TroellLike Someone in LoveAbbas Kiarostami, The MasterPaul Thomas AndersonOutrage Beyondアウトレイジ ビヨンド, Autoreiji: BiyondoTakeshi KitanoThe Parade ParadaSrđan Dragojević, , , , Pietà피에타, PietàKim Ki-dukPost Tenebras LuxCarlos Reygadas, , , Rust and BoneDe rouille et d'osJacques Audiard, War WitchRebelleKim NguyenThe We and the IMichel Gondry, Winter of DiscontentEl sheita elli fatIbrahim El Batout
American Independents
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film". English title Original title Director(s) Country28 Hotel RoomsMatt RossAbout CherryStephen ElliottAn Oversimplification of Her BeautyTerence NanceCalifornia SoloMarshall LewyThe ComedyRick AlversonFrancineMelanie Shatzky, Brian M. CassidyFrankie Go BoomJordan RobertsHello I Must Be GoingTodd LouisoNobody WalksRy Russo-YoungThe PaperboyLee DanielsRuby SparksJonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisSafety Not GuaranteedColin TrevorrowThe SessionsBen LewinSimon KillerAntonio Campos, SmashedJames PonsoldtWhile We Were HereKat Coiro
Asian Images
"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world." English title Original title Director(s) Country10+10Wang Toon, Shen Ko-shang, Kevin Chu, Ho Wi-ding, Yang Ya-che, Wu Nieh-jen, Wang Shaudi, Chen Kuo-fu, Hou Chi-jan, Hsiao Ya-chuan, Wei Te-sheng, Chen Yu-hsun, Chang Tso-chi, Leon Dai, Arvin Chen, Cheng Wen-tang, Sylvia Chang, Cheng Yu-chieh, Chung Mong-hung, Hou Hsiao-hsienAce Attorney逆転裁判, Gyakuten SaibanTakashi MiikeThe AnimalsGino M. SantosEgg and StoneJidan he shitouHuang JiGangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 & Part 2Anurag KashyapHim, Here, AfterIni AvanAsoka HandagamaIsn't Anyone Alive?生きてるものはいないのか, Ikiteru mono wa inainoka?Gakuryū IshiiLand of Hope希望の国, Kibou no kuniSion SonoLove Me NotGlitte Pik Chi LeungMiss LovelyAshim AhiluwaliaNameless Gangster: Rules of the Time범죄와의 전쟁, Bumchoiwaui JunjaengYoon Jong-binNoorJhoole lalÇagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti, Our Homeland一かぞくのくに, Kazuko no kuniYang Yong-hiPeculiar Vacation and Other IllnessesVakansi yang janggal dan penyakit lainnyaYosep Anggi NoenPeddlersVasan BalaRent-a-Catレンタネコ, RentanekoNaoko OgigamiThe Taste of Money돈의 맛, Donui MatIm Sang-sooVulgaria低俗喜劇, Dai juk hei kekPang Ho-cheungYoung Dudes騷人, Sao renDJ Chen Yin-jung
Latin Visions
"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain." English title Original title Director(s) Country3Pablo Stoll, , 7 Boxes7 cajasJuan Carlos Maneglia, Tana SchémboriFather's ChairA cadeira do paiLuciano MouraField of AmapolasJardin de AmapolasJuan Carlos Melo GuevaraGood Luck, SweetheartBoa sorte, meu amorDaniel AragãoHere and ThereAquí y alláAntonio Méndez Esparza, , La Playa DCJuan Andrés ArangoShe Doesn't Want to Sleep AloneNo quiero dormir solaNatalia BeristáinSix Points About EmmaSeis puntos sobre EmmaRoberto Pérez-ToledoVioleta Went to HeavenVioleta se fue a los cielosAndrés WoodXinguCao HamburgerYoung & WildJoven & AlocadaMarialy Rivas
Spotlight: Power
"This year the spotlight is on Power. Twelve ravishing films explore different shapes of power in politics, art and in the personal relationship." English title Original title Director(s) CountryAbout Face: Supermodels Then and NowTimothy Greenfield-SandersCamp 14–Total Control ZoneMarc WieseThe Central Park FiveKen Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahonThe Company You KeepRobert RedfordKnife FightBill GuttentagLove, MarilynLiz GarbusNight of SilenceLal geceReis ÇelikOperation EMiguel Courtois Paternina, The Pervert's Guide to IdeologySophie Fiennes, Tito on IceMax Andersson, TomorrowZavtraAndrey GryazevWaterMayimNir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring, ,
Twilight Zone
"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres." English title Original title Director(s) CountryBlack's GameSvartur á leikÓskar Thór AxelssonThe BodyEl cuerpoOriol PauloCitadelCiarán Foy, Doomsday Book인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseoKim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sungHere Comes the DevilAhi va el DiabloAdrián García BoglianoIll ManorsBen DrewKiss of the DamnedXan CassavetesLBabis MakridisThe Last Will and Testament of Rosalind LeighRodrigo GudiñoThe Legend of Kaspar HauserLa leggenda di Kaspar HauserDavid ManuliPainlessInsensibleJuan Carlos Medina, , SinisterScott DerricksonTai Chi 0Stephen FungWrongQuentin Dupieux
Documania
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal." English title Original title Director(s) CountryAnton Corbijn Inside OutKlaartje Quirijns, As the Strawberries Would TasteSom jordgubbarna smakadeAnders HellströmBeware of Mr. BakerJay BulgerBob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina AbramovićGiada ColagrandeCanned DreamsSäilöttyjä unelmiaKatja GauriloffChina HeavyweightQian chui bai lianYung Chang, , , , Despite the GodsPenny VozniakHigh Tech, Low LifeStephen Maing, It was Better TomorrowYaa man aachHinde BoujemaaThe Labèque WayFélix CábezMoon RiderDaniel Dencik, Planet OceanPlanète OcéanYann Arthus-Bertrand, Michaël PitiotThe Queen of VersaillesLauren GreenfieldThe Secret Disco RevolutionJamie KastnerShut Up and Play the HitsDylan Southern, Will LovelaceStep Up to the PlateEntre les BrasPaul LacosteSteve Jobs: The Lost InterviewPaul SenStolen SeasThymaya Payne, , , , , Stories We TellSarah PolleyTropicáliaMarcelo MachadoVitoJeffrey SchwarzThe World Before HerNisha Pahuja
Juries
Competition Peter Fonda, American actor (President) Anna Croneman, Swedish producer Karolina Ramqvist, Swedish writer Srđan Dragojević, Serbian director Antonio Campos, American director Malin Crépin, Swedish actress
FIPRESCI Award Dragan Jurak, Croatian film critic Margarita Chapatte, Spanish broadcaster Florian Vollmers, German film critic
Awards
In Competition Bronze Horse for Best Picture - Lore by Cate Shortland Best Directorial debut - Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Screenplay - Andrew Dominik for Killing Them Softly Best Actress - Saskia Rosendahl for Lore Best Actor - Tim Roth for Broken Best Cinematography - Adam Arkapaw for Lore Best Music - Max Richter for Lore Independent Awards FIPRESCI-Award - Everyday by Michael Winterbottom Telia Film Award - Una Noche by Lucy Mulloy Silver Audience Award - Call Girl by Mikael Marcimain Lifetime Awards Stockholm Achievement Award - Willem Dafoe Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award - Jan Troell Stockholm Visionary Award - Jacques Audiard
References
External links Official Site (in English)